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Bank shares lead TA-25 index lower

Shares of Givot Olam plunge 8.9% on news of halt in drilling.

When it opened Monday morning, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange benchmark TA-25 index seemed to be heading for yet another record high, but the momentum was soon lost as bank stocks dragged down the average.

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